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Patients in waiting rooms in England are no longer required to socially distance

On 14 April 2022, the Government introduced new ‘stepping down’ rules which apply to NHS hospitals, GP surgeries and emergency departments. As part of these rules, in England, there is no longer a requirement for patients to socially distance in waiting rooms. This is demonstrative of the Government’s ‘Living with COVID-19’ approach that they are …

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Public Health England updates PPE Guidance

News / By Gemma Nicholas

Public Health England guidance “COVID-19 How to work safely in care homes” renamed COVID-19 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers working in care homes during sustained COVID-19 transmission in England and “COVID19 How to work safely in domiciliary care in England” renamed COVID-19 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – resource for care workers …

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HSJ Insight and Influence Channel – Winter Pressures- A Partial Solution

Articles & Publications / By Paul Ridout

As first published in the HSJ Insight and Influence Channel. We are in mid-Winter. We were told the NHS was never better prepared. A significant ‘flu “epidemic”, relatively unusual cold conditions and a difficult Christmas (most of which were unpredictable) have all intervened. Confidence has been shattered. We have all viewed images, designed to be …

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Fears sparked as a widening funding gap between acute hospitals and mental health care providers emerges

News / By Jaime Streete

The King’s Fund recently published a report which showed a widening funding gulf between acute hospitals and mental health trusts. The slow rate of funding growth for mental health trusts and the preferential use of the Sustainability and Transformation Fund to stabilise financial and operational performance has widened the funding gap between NHS mental health …

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Ongoing consultation on a three-way merger to create the largest NHS Trust yet

News / By Jaime Streete

A public consultation is currently underway until the 9th of March on a merger between three NHS hospitals. Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospital are considering merging in an effort to modernise services and improve the reliability and safety of patients. The hospitals are run by a joint executive group and have been working in collaboration …

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Trusts that fail to adopt NEWS2 could lose a percentage of their income

News / By Jaime Streete

NHS England and NHS Improvement have formally encouraged use of the NEWS2 system in the NHS. NEWS2 is an updated version of the early warning system which was introduced in 2012. It is an aggregate scoring system in which a score is allocated to physiological measurements, already recorded in routine practice, when patients present to, …

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Social care leaders urge NHS bosses to let care homes do more to help with winter pressures

News / By Jaime Streete

Due to the severe pressures NHS hospitals have been experiencing over the winter period, hospitals are being told to let care homes do more to help. Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, said:- “The NHS Acute Trusts could significantly reduce winter pressures by establishing long-term relationships with independent care providers. The care sector has …

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HSJ Channel, Insight and Influence: Not all it seems: The success regime has teeth

Articles & Publications / By Jenny Wilde

In December 2014 Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, announced plans to work with Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority to take charge of struggling health economies and move them to new models of care as outlined in the organisation’s NHS Five Year Forward View. This would be done through the newly established “success regime”. …

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